Apparatus for distributing flat bodies.



P.RUPPBL. APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING FLAT BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1910.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING FLAT BODIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

Application filed September 29, 1910. Serial No. 584,536.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH RUPPEL, asubject of the King of Prussia, residing at Strassburg, inAlsace-Lorraine, Germany, have invented new and useful Improvements inApparatus for Distributing Flat Bodies, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an apparatus for distributing flat bodies suchas single sheets of paper or the like.

A means for distributing single articles is often necessary as forinstance in the case of hotel writing paper when it is desired to notonly keep the article clean, but also to prevent unnecessary waste andto enable a single piece to be obtained at any time. According to myinvention the single articles are protected from dust and from beingcrumpled up.

The apparatus of my invention consists essentially of a small box inwhich the flat bodies are packed tight, so that by pressing a handle, abody may be lifted out of the box opening, so that it can be easilyextracted by hand. The flat bodies are pressed by means of a pivotedplate against a spring controlled member covered with a soft substancewhich enables it to draw the sheets after it, so that by moving thismember the article lying next to it is removed from the pile and guidedthrough the opening.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of the receptacle in the openedposition, Fig. 2 is a side view of the apparatus with the parts at rest,Fig. 8 is a side view of the apparatus with the parts in action.

The flat bodies a such as sheets of writing paper lie in a small box 7),which is inclosed in a box 0 provided with mechanism for the extractionof the sheets. The side (Z of the box 6 opposite to the mechanism, isprovided with an opening 6 and the side f of the box I) lying oppositeto it is pivoted about axis 9 so that the fiat bodies lying bet-ween thesides d and f are continually pressed by means of a spring 71. againstthe front side. A slot 2' preferably is provided over the small box I),through which the flat bodies are pushed. The lid is of the receptaclecarries the lifting mechanism. This consists of a lever Z at one end ofwhich the spring m is attached, the other end being connected to apivotally mounted arm which transmits the movement of the lever to a bowspring a which can move between guides 72 on a slide 0. This bow springcarries at its free end the engaging member which consists of a roller gcovered with rubber or like yielding substance. The ratchet wheel .9 andthe spring r allow the roller to rotate in onedirection only. A handle Zextends to the outside of the receptacle, so that the whole mechanismtogether with the flat bodies are firmly inclosed and only one articlecan be lifted out at a time by moving the handle. When the handle ispressed down the spring controlled engaging member is lifted and as theroller is unable to rotate when the lever moves in this direction itengages a flat body and thrusts it upward. The spring at draws the leverback, and as the roller can now rotate the paper cannot be damaged orcrumbled.

Having thus described my invention in what manner the same is to beperformed I declare what I claim is:

1. In an apparatus for ejecting flat bodies comprising in combinationwith an outer receptacle having an ejecting opening, of a container forsaid bodies having a delivery end adjacent said ejecting opening,, saidcontainer having a hinged bottom and means for normally raising thedelivery end of said bottom, reciprocating ejecting means for saidreceptacle having a spring held rotating element for engagement with theuppermost of said bodies, and a device for preventing rotation of saidelement on the ejecting stroke and permitting rotation on the returnstroke, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with an outerreceptacle having an ejecting opening, of a container for flat bodieshaving a delivery end disposed adjacent to said opening, and ejectingmechanism for said receptacle comprising guides mounted on saidreceptacle, a U- shaped spring having one leg slidably mounted in saidguide and a roller on the other leg thereof engaging the upper motion ofsaid bodies, means for reciprocating said Spring, and a device forpreventing rotation 5 of said roller on the ejecting stroke,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Copies of this patent may beobtained for FRIEDRICH RUIIEL.

IVitnesses HEINRICH I'IOFFMANN, AUGUST OOSTERMAN.

Washington, D. G.

